Politics

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Biodiesel Tax Conspiracy

A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on October 3, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department...

Officer of North Carolina Mental Health Service Provider Pleads Guilty for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes

A Raleigh, North Carolina, man pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on October 4, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice...

Operator of Precious Metals Brokerage in New York Found Guilty of Tax Evasion

A federal jury sitting in Brooklyn, New York, convicted a former Brooklyn resident of tax evasion and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on October 4, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E....

Surgeon Pleads Guilty In Forest Park Medical Center Bribery Scam

A Mesquite-based bariatric surgeon formally admitted his role in the $200 million Forest Park Medical Center fraud, on October 4, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.

Honduran Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Launder Over $1 Million in Bribes and Funds Misappropriated from the Honduran Social Security Agency

A Honduran man was sentenced in federal court to 46 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to launder into the United States more than $1.3 million in foreign bribe payments and public funds from the Republic of Honduras, Assistant Attorney...

Media Report: Trump Built Fortune Via Tax Fraud

President Donald Trump used questionable tax dodges and outright fraud to greatly increase his fortune that started with money from his parents, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Hospital Chain Will Pay Over $260 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations; One Subsidiary Agrees to Plead Guilty

Health Management Associates, LLC (HMA), formerly a U.S. hospital chain headquartered in Naples, Florida, will pay over $260 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to defraud the United States. The government...

Former Chief Financial Officer of Bankrate Inc. Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Orchestrating a Complex Accounting and Securities Fraud Scheme

The former chief financial officer of Bankrate Inc., a publicly traded financial services and marketing company formerly headquartered in North Palm Beach, Florida, on September 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for orchestrating an accounting...